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Opalyn Mok in (The Sun): A dispute over the use of the phrase 'amal makruf, nahi mungkar' led to Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng losing his temper and challenging an Opposition assemblyman today to prove he practises 'nahi mungkar' by supporting the call for abolishment of the Internal Security Act.
"If you want to talk about 'nahi mungkar' (forbidding evil), then what about the ISA? ISA is against all religions including Islam so why isn't it abolished?" Lim asked. "I hope you as a Muslim who said 'nahi mungkar' meaning forbidding all evils, could prove to me, a non-Muslim, that you practise it by supporting our cause in wanting the ISA to be abolished," he challenged Shahbudin Yahya (BN – Permatang Berangan) at the State Legislative Assembly sitting today. To this, Shahbudin said ISA was legislated to bring good and not evil. "It was used to control undesirable things and the Barisan Nasional government had never taken the 'amal makruf, nahi mungkar' phrase as a slogan but uses other methods to achieve the values of this phrase," he said. Lim retorted that it was not right for Shahbudin to say that ISA is good and is allowed under Islam. Speaker Abd Halim Hussain then intervened and said since Shahbudin disputed the use of the phrase even though the Mufti Department had said that it was not wrong for the state government to use it, other opinions should be sought. "I suggest that the issue be referred to the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) and the Fatwa council so the issue will not be dragged on further here," he said. Lim's outburst occurred after Shahbudin said the state government should ban all 'evil' activities, from gambling to alcohol, if it really wants to follow the full meaning of the phrase. "There is no other option. Gambling is haram (illegal) so it must be wiped out completely if you use this phrase, otherwise it is an insult to the phrase," Shahbudin said. He added that he is not objecting to the state government's intention to 'forbid evil' but the phrase should not be simply used. Prior to that, Lim in his winding up speech, said the Mufti Department's view had been sought and it encouraged the use of the phrase.
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Most religions already prohibits the consumption of alcohol, gambling, smoking etc. If a religious person wants to take it, let him face the consequences spiritually. Why bother banning it and involve those who dont believe in god (or atheists) and actually do it by choice? Its not productive.IDIOTS.